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Graziano, A., Teixeira, A.P. and Guedes Soares, C. (2015), “Application of TRACEr taxonomy for the codification of grounding and collision accidents”, Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T.A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 215-226

This paper describes a Human Error Identification (HEI) tool called Technique for the Retrospective and predictive Analysis of Cognitive Errors (TRACEr), a taxonomy that focuses mainly on the analysis of the cognitive domain of the end users, and applies it to ship accident investigation. Accident reports involving thirty vessels published by the UK’s Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are coded and analysed using TRACEr taxonomy. A total of one hundred and fifty nine errors performed by the operators are coded. The results of the codification process are analysed with the objective of identifying a typical scenario for grounding and collision accidents in terms of task errors, technical equipment involved and cognitive domains.

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